1. Strong interaction effects in high-Z K- atoms
- Author
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Batty, C. J., Eckhause, M., Gall, K. P., Guss, P. P., Hertzog, D. W., Kane, J. R., Kunselman, A. R., Miller, J. P., O'Brien, F., Phillips, W. C., Powers, R. J., Roberts, B. L., Sutton, R. B., Vulcan, W. F., Welsh, R. E., Whyley, R. J., Winter, R. G., Batty, C. J., Eckhause, M., Gall, K. P., Guss, P. P., Hertzog, D. W., Kane, J. R., Kunselman, A. R., Miller, J. P., O'Brien, F., Phillips, W. C., Powers, R. J., Roberts, B. L., Sutton, R. B., Vulcan, W. F., Welsh, R. E., Whyley, R. J., and Winter, R. G.
- Abstract
A systematic experimental study of strong interaction shifts, widths, and yields from high-Z kaonic atoms is reported. Strong interaction effects for the K-(8→7) transition were measured in U, Pb, and W, and the K-(7→6) transition in W was also observed. This is the first observation of two measurably broadened and shifted kaonic transitions in a single target and thus permitted the width of the upper state to be determined directly, rather than being inferred from yield data. The results are compared with optical-model calculations.
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- 1989